Cuban political prisoner Marcelino Abreu's life in danger as he continues hunger strike

Abreu, an activist with the Patriotic Union of Cuba, or UNPACU, last month resumed a hunger strike after the Castro dictatorship reneged on a promise to release him. Just before the new year, officials transferred Abreu to a military hospital.

Via Twitter on Sunday, activist Ivan Hernandez Carillo reported that Abreu is suffering tremendous pain, apparently because of an infection caused by a contaminated catheter.

More than a year later, on Aug. 29, Abreu was tried, convicted and sentenced to 4 years in prison, even though Abreu wasn't allowed to be in the courtoom. On Sept. 21, Abreu responded by starting his hunger strike.

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